Device for packing and supporting toys.



No. 834,452. PATENTED OCT. 30,1906.

0. W. BBISER. DEVICE FOR PACKING AND SUPPORTING TOYS.

APPLICATION FILED MAYll, 1905.

Suucmlroz Toys and Ifdo hereby declare the "UNITED STAT S PATENT]OFFICE.

CHARLES WILLIAM BEISER, OF BROOKLYN,- NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICANSOLDIER COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A COR- PORATION OF NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1906.

Application filed May 11, 1905. Serial No. 260,007.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known that 1, CHARLES WILLIAM BEI-SER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, Kings county,New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Packing and Su orting f dllowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart. to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to-certain improvements in devices for packingand supporting toys and the like, and relates more particularly toimprovements on theconstructions shown in my patent for devices forpacking and supporting toys, No. 782,817, dated February21, 1905.

An object of the invention is to provide certain improvements inconstructions and arrangements of parts whereby highly-efiicient andadvantageous means will be produced for supporting-toy figures or thelike in either the display or fiat position on the tray,supporting-card, or the like, and permitting the quick and easy shiftingof such toys'from one to the other of said positions, and permittingeasy removal of said toys from or of application thereof to said means.

The invention consists in certain novel features in construction andarrangements or combinations of parts, as more fully and particularlyexplained hereinafter. Referring to the accompanying drawings, whichshow a preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a pers ectiveview of a packing case or box, partia ly broken away to show a toySUPPOIUIID or carrying tray or sheet in the box and thereon arranged inthe horizontal or flat position. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view takenthrough the tray,.t oy-base, and the attaching means between the toy andtray, a

ortion of the toy figure being broken away.

ig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a toy andits attaching andsupporting means, the toy and means being shown separatedand the trayshown broken away. Fig. 4 is a top plan of a portion of the tray,showing the having several toys I base portion of a toy-figure and theattaching means between the. toy and base, the toy figure being brokenaway.

In the drawings, 2 1s any suitable packingbox adapted to movably receivea tray, sheet, -or the like carrying the toys. These boxes are usuallyalthough not necessarily, made of cardboard or the like of theslip-covertype; althou h the trays can be packed in any suitable oxes.

3 is the tray or sheet to which the toys are attached, althoughthe toyscan be attached to any suitable support, I usually employ stiff sheetsor flat trays of cardboard or other equivalent material of a size-to fitin boxes prepared therefor, so that the tray can be removed from the boxand placed thereon for display or can be displayed while ,in the boxwhen the cover is'removed.

4 desi nates the toy figures, each of any suitable orm or configuration,although eac formthat is, with the parallel straight transverse endedges and the straight longitudinal rear edge, and, if desired, with thestraight longitudinal front edge parallel with said rear edge.

A separate fastening, attaching, or supporting device is provided forsuch. toy for detachabl receiving the toy and for hinging or pivota lyjoining the same to the tray. For this purpose I show a base-plate 6 foreach toy, having a hinged or flexible connection with .the tray.

Each plate 6 consists of a usually approximately rectangular or oblongpiece of sheet metal or other suitable material, having its oppositeends formed with parallel trans verse slideways or grooves 6, formed bybending theend of the plate u wardly and over 9 the top surface of the pate, so that the ends of the plate are approximately hookshaped orU-shaped in cross-section. The rearlongitudinal edge of the late isusually bent up and curled over to form the longiroo tudinal.attaching-eye 6 forming a stop 5 at the rear edge of the plate and aproximately between the rear ends of said slideways 6' 7. is theattaching .or hinge member be,-

tween the tray and base-plate and consists of a U-shaped wire or staple,the straight transverse portion of which passes through the eye 6 andforms the hingeivot on which the base-plate swings. 'The egs of thestaple are passed through the tray and clenched at the under surface ofthe tray or otherwise bentdown or fastened in or. to the tray" toproperly secure the staple thereto and enable the transverse. portionthereof to; perform its functions '35. the hinge-pivotiand the: entirestaple to perform its function of properly attaching the base-plate.

The base-plate is soformed that the toybase can slide thereonto from thefront edge of the plate with the ends. caught and sliding under theoverturned ends of thegplatewhich properly hold the toy-base down on thebase by frictional engagement with the base ends. The toy-base rests on.the flat up erface of the base-plate, which: is usually 0 aboutthe samedimensions as such toyi-base. The eye at the rear edge of thebase-plateforms a stop for the rear edge of the toy-base, while thefront edge of the base-plate is open so that the toy can slide-thereinto'and'therefrom, and hence permit easy andready assembling of the partsat the factory, and also constitute a source of amusement for childrenin playing with the toys.

When the toys are in the uprightor display position, the base-platesform firm suptoys, which can be simultaneously rocked to either thehorizontal or upright positions by tilting or reversing the tray andthen: returning the tray to its normal. position.

When the toys are inthe horizontalposition, the tray carrying :the samecan be packed ina shallow comparatively cheap boX, and yet the toys canbe all quickly brought. to display position when the box-cover isremoved or when the tray is removed from the boX.

WVhat I claim is .1. A carrier, in combination with a toy having a flatbase with approximately parallel end edges, a flat swinging base-platehaving approximately parallel transverse end slideways adapted toslidably receive the ends of "said toy-base, said base-plate being ing aflat approximately oblong base, a baseplate approximately oblong inshapeto receive-said toy-base and having its ends bent back over its topface to form slideways open -.at-the'front-ends to slidably receive. and

overlap the endsofsaid base, and a-hinge connection at the rear edge ofsaid base-plate :.and confining the same to the tray.

3. tray, in combination with several separate toys adapted to stand inupright position on the tray or to lie in the horizontal positionthereon,- each toy having a flat base with projecting I ends,base-plates for said toys,- each base-plate having transverse slidewaysopen at the front ends and adapted to receive the ends of the bases andlap over the same to hold the bases down on the plates :and permit thesame to slide from the front edges of theplates to and from the same,

each plate having a pivot-eye at the rear edge thereofand forming astop, and a hinge and fastening connection between each eye and thetray.

4. A tray, in combination with a toy adapted to-stand in uprightposition on the tray or to lie in the horizontal position thereon andhaving a flat base with projecting ends, a base-plate for said toyhaving a transverse slideway open at the front and adapted to slidablyreceive the ends of said base and lap over the same to hold the basedown on the plate and'permit the same to slide to and rom said plate,said plate having a pivot-eye at the rear edge thereof, and afastening-staple having its horizontal portion passed through said eyeand forming a'hinge-pivot on which said plate and toy swing and havingitslegs passed into and-secured in said tr'ay,

substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.CHARLES WILLIAM .BEISER.

Witnesses:

T. H. VAN VEIHTEN, Gnonen A. K. SUTTON.

